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*The international bestseller from the author of the Booker-shortlisted novel, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World*
* One of the BBC’s ‘100 Novels that Shaped the World’*
“Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven’t loved enough…”
Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella’s life – an emptiness once filled by love.
So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, her world is turned upside down. She embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author of this work.
It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into an exotic world where faith and love are heartbreakingly explored. . .
‘Enlightening, enthralling. An affecting paean to faith and love’ Metro
‘Colourfully woven and beguilingly intelligent’ Daily Telegraph
‘The past and present fit together beautifully in a passionate defence of passion itself’ The Times
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From the Publisher
ASIN : 0241972930
Publisher : Penguin; Latest Edition (1 January 2015); Penguin Random House Ireland Limited; productsafety@penguin.co.uk
Language : English
Paperback : 368 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780241972939
ISBN-13 : 978-0241972939
Item Weight : 255 g
Dimensions : 12.9 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm
Country of Origin : United Kingdom
Importer : Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
Packer : Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
Generic Name : Book
Customers say
Customers find this book to be an amazing read that opens their minds and souls, with beautiful narration and deeply defined characters, particularly praising the character of Shams of Tabriz. Moreover, the story is riveting, with one customer noting how the present and past are beautifully interwoven, and customers appreciate how it explores themes of love. Additionally, the book transforms readers into calmer people, with one review mentioning how it fills them with bittersweet contentment. However, the rules aspect receives mixed reactions, with some finding them good while others say it’s not suitable for beginners.